Study aims to shorten Election Day lines
New MIT-led research effort applies the science of lines to the polling place.
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Outside-the-box thinker
Senior Nathan Spielberg uses 3-D printing to build everything from nanoscale chips to houses.
Faculty highlight: Christopher Schuh
Metallurgist pushes grain boundaries: Nanostructured metal alloys deliver tougher materials, lower costs, and safer outcomes.
MIT announces steps intended to minimize unwanted sexual behavior
President Reif: “Sexual assault violates our core MIT values. It has no place here.”
3 Questions: The launch of the MIT Climate Change Conversation
New committee aims to catalyze community discussion on how MIT can help address climate change.
Dava Newman nominated for NASA post
President Obama asks AeroAstro professor to take space agency’s No. 2 leadership spot.
Superconducting circuits, simplified
New circuit design could unlock the power of experimental superconducting computer chips.
Big step in battling bladder disease
Novel device that stays in the bladder and slowly releases drugs sells to pharmaceutical giant.
How do you do math like a girl?
"Mathletes" show off their talent, passion, and leadership at the sixth annual Math Prize for Girls.
High school teams receive Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grant for invention projects
Fifteen student teams tackle everyday challenges through invention and creativity.
MIT and MGH form strategic partnership to address major challenges in clinical medicine
First set of grants support projects designed to improve diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness.
Martial arts and medical outreach
Senior Christina Lalani applies lessons she learned from karate to global health disparities.
D-Lab's Amy Smith joins Bill Gates on a panel addressing innovation
Panel held in conjunction with the Grand Challenges & Keystone Symposia Joint Scientific Session.